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Contemporary Japanese Prints Exhibition Ends Saturday

May 14, 2013 — The University of Wyoming Art Museum exhibition featuring
contemporary Japanese prints, “Redefining the Multiple: 13 Japanese
Printmakers,” ends Saturday, May 18.

“The exhibition features the work of Japanese artists
whose formal training is in printmaking,” says Rachel Miller, assistant
curator. “Although each of the participating artists' personal work has
transitioned over the years -- and some is now more associated with other media -- printmaking and the production of multiples remains at the core of their
creative processes.”

Artists included in the exhibition are Junji Amano,
Shunsuke Kano, Hideki Kumura, Kiochi Kiyono, Saori Miyake, Shoji Miyamoto,
Arata Nojima, Nobuaki Onishi, Kuseki Ono, Naruki Oshima, Chiaki Shuji, Marie
Yoshik, and Toshinao Yoshioka. Four of the artists make three-dimensional
objects and installations; two paint with printmaking tools and techniques;
three use digital photography and technology; and the others use traditional
and recognizable printmaking techniques.

Curated by Hideki Kimura, professor, Kyoto City
University of the Arts, and Sam Yates, director, Ewing Gallery of Art &
Architecture; the exhibition was organized for travel by the University of
Tennessee, Knoxville.

“Imagine learning from the masters” is a guiding
principle of the UW Art Museum’s programs. The museum is located in the
Centennial Complex at 2111 Willett Drive in Laramie. Hours are Monday through
Saturday from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission is free.

Photo:Toshinao Yoshioka’s “Place of Water 1” is among works
in the Japanese printmaking exhibition that ends Saturday at the UW Art Museum.